Competency bias

Noun

Members of historically lower-status groups are presumed to be less competent than members of groups that have typically held positions of authority

Source
  • Ross et al., PLOS ONE, 2017
  • Carr & Ash, Ann Int Med, 1998 
  • Ash et al., Ann Int Med, 2004 
  • Jagsi et al., Ann Int Med 2012
  • Jena et al., JAMA Int Med, 2016
  • van Ryn & Burke, Soc Sci & Med 50:813-828, 2000
  • Huizinga et al., 2010
  • Pololi et al., 2010